Container



Patented June 9, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE A CLARENCE P. GALI.|ISTEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CONTAINER CORPORA- TION OF AMERICA, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE CONTAINER Application filed April 22, 1929. Serial No. 356,977.

container formed from. a single blank of sheet material which is adapted to completely enclose a layer of articles and provide partition members between such articles. Another object of the invention is to provide a container,'of the class described, which can, if desired, be used as an inner packing unit within a larger shipping container, and as a convenient container for facilitating the handling of small quantities of goods by the retailer as well as by the ultimate purchaser. A further object 'of the invention is to construct a container which can be readily set up and which can be made with a minimum amount of waste of time and material.

To these and other ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a set-up container embodying this invention; and

Fig. 2 is a plan. view of the blank from which the finished or completed container 'is constructed.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several views indicate the same parts.

The preferred embodiment of the invention provides a container that is light in weight, economical to manufacture and which serves to adequately protect the goods during shipment. The container is particularly advantageous in the packing and handling of small lots of fragile articles, such as bottled beverages and the like, which, as in the present instance, are preferably packed three in a container, although a larger number may be conveniently packed if desired.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the -invention, there is shown at 10 in Fig. 2 a blank adapted to be set up to form a container as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Any suitable sheet material may be used for forming the blank 10, but, in the present instance, the blank is preferably made from corrugated board, solid fibre board or other similar material. The blank 10 is preferably rectangular in shape, and of such a size as to conform with the size and character of the particular articles-to be packed. In the present embodiment of the invention the blank 10 comprises a bottom. or main wall 11, two side walls 12, 12, two end walls 13, 13, and two cover flaps 14, 14 which together from a second main wall opposite the first mentioned main Wall 11. In the present instance the main wall 11 is separated from the side walls 12, 12 by score lines 15, 15 and from the end walls 13, 13 by score lines 16, 16. The end walls 13, 13 are in like manner separated from the cover flaps 14, 14 by score lines 17, 17.

Each side wall 12 has an elongated flap 18 integral therewith at each end thereof, said flaps 18 being separated from the main body blank 10 by slots 19, 19 which are cut substantially in line with'the score lines 15, 15 and extend from the ends of the blank 10 to the score lines 16, 16. In the present instance the score lines 16, 16 and 17, 17 are impressed across the entire width of the blank 10 thus separating the flaps 18 from the side walls 12 and dividing said flaps 18 into sections 20 and 21. The flaps 18 are adapted to be bent to lie within the container to separate the various articles contained therein. It will be noted that the end walls 13 and the side walls 12 should preferably be of the same width or breadth, and

that the dimensions of the main wall 11 the sections 20, 20 with each other on the interior of the container to form partitions separating the articles to be packed within the container. The remaining sections 13, 1.3 and 14, 14 are then folded upwardly at right angles to the bottom 11 along the score lines 16, 16 causing the end walls 13, 13 to come into place adjacent the portions 21, 21 of the flaps 18, 18. The cover portions 14, 14 are then folded inwardly, serving to close the container. 9

In the present construction it will be noted that the side walls 12 will be rigidly held in position substantially at right angles to the main wall 11 without resorting to the use of staples, glue, or other securing means. This is due to the fact that portions 18, 18, which are integral with each of the side walls 12, are held between the main wall 11 and the adjacent cover flaps 14, 14.

In connection with the use of the terms end walls and side walls, which appear in the present specification and in the claim appended hereto, I desire to have it understood that these terms are purely relative and that, under certain conditions of construction, the end walls, instead of being shorter than the side walls as in the present instance, may be longer than such side walls.

In packing the container of the present invention the blank 10 will be set up as explained above and as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, except that the cover flaps 14, 14 will not be brought into position. The packer will then proceed to place bottles or other fragile articles within the compartments formed by the sides of the container and the partition members 20, 20. Thus the articles are held out of contact with each other and danger of breakage is reducedto a minimum.

Obviously, if it is desired to pack more than three articles within the container such as shown herein, the blank 10 may be made wider and separate division plates or partition members may be used. For example, a, partition member may be used like that shown in the patent to Harve L. Kelly, No. 1,770,701, issued July 15, 1930.

When the container has been set up and packed as above explained it can be readily sealed by applying a strip of tape along the joint formed by the meeting edges of the flaps 14, 14. The ends of which tape can be brought around the corners of the container so as to adhere to the side walls 12, 12. The container may also be secured by merely tying a cord around it so as to pass around main wall 11, cover flaps 14, 14, and end walls 13, 13. As a further alternative, a plurality of these containers may be placed without sealing inside of a larger and stronger container in which case the container of the present invention will serve admirably as an inner packing member.

It will be seen that there is thus provided a simple and sturdy container which is easy to manufacture and set up and also very economical to manufacture since there is practically no material wasted in producing the blank. Furthermore, with the exception of the parts 21 bearing against the end walls 13, the container is formed of a single thickness of material throughout.

\Vhile the present description sets forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, numerous changes may be made in the construction without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it is therefore desired that the present embodiment be considered in all respects as illustrative and not re strictive, reference being had to the append ed claim rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

I claim:

A container formed from a rectangular blank of sheet material comprising a bottom or main wall portion, two side walls, two end walls, elongated flaps integral with each side wall at each end thereof and each providing a portion substantially one-third the width of said bottom and providing another portion approximately one-half the length of said bottom whereby said elongated flaps may be folded so that their first mentioned portions lie inside and against the adjacent end walls and the second mentioned portions extend inwardly of the container to cooperate in pairs to form two partitions separating the interior of the container in substantially three equal parts, and additional portions on said rectangular blank integral with said end walls and extending to a distance substantially equal to the termini of said elongated flaps, said additional portions adapted to be folded inwardly to meet along a line substantially midway of the length of the container to form a second main wall or cover portion.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 17th day of April, 1929.

CLARENCE P. GALLISTEL. 

